Published tribunal order
Tenancy Tribunal case 5467890 — Tenancy dispute at 17 Limmer Place, Browns Bay, Auckland 0632
Decided 3 Jun 2026 · Published 3 Jun 2026 · Application 5467890
Party names are redacted in the official published order.
Order
- An application for suppression has been made in this case, and the Tribunal orders suppression of the Tenant name and identifying details.
- The remaining bond of $1,000.02 is released by the Bond Centre to the tenants.
Reasons
- Both parties attended the hearing held on 3 June 2026 remotely. The owner was assisted by a mandarin interpreter.
- On 23 March 2026 the parties agreed for $4,999.98 to be released from the $6,000.00 bond to the tenants. The amount of $1,000.02 has remained with the bond centre in dispute.
- The tenant has applied for refund of the bond. The landlord has a claim against the bond, but has not filed a counterclaim with Tenancy Services.
- Section 22B(2) Residential Tenancies Act 1986 provides that, where a tenant applies for refund of the bond, and the landlord seeks payment from the bond, the landlord must file an application setting out the details of the counterclaim. Because the landlord has not filed a counterclaim the bond is refunded in full to the tenant.
- Because [The applicant/s] has wholly succeeded with the claim I must reimburse the filing fee. For the same reason the tenants names are suppressed as sought.